3 5
Age 72

HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON

Age 59

#52

Current Rank

#13

#5

Peak Rank

#2

47

Years Ranked

37

12

Years in Top 10

10

24.8

Average Rank

15.6

48

Theatrical Releases

59

Wild Hogs $168.3 Million

Biggest Hit

Aquaman $335.1 Million

$2.6 Billion

Career Domestic
Box Office

$2.5 Billion

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As of the selected ranking year, John Travolta and Nicole Kidman form a comparison shaped more by career pattern than by any single credit. Selected-year rank is the clearest ranking-side separator, with Nicole Kidman holding the stronger position in this snapshot.

The category score gives Nicole Kidman the broader edge, though the result remains a comparison of career outcomes rather than personal popularity. Overall, the head-to-head score leans leans toward Nicole Kidman, but the strongest context comes from the categories where the gap is clearest.

CAREER RANKING HISTORY

John Travolta Nicole Kidman

FILMOGRAPHY COMPARISON

John Travolta

48 theatrical releases • $2.6 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2018 Gotti $4.3 Million
2016 In a Valley of Violence $61,797
2013 Killing Season $39,881
2012 Savages $47.4 Million
2010 From Paris with Love $24.1 Million

Nicole Kidman

59 theatrical releases • $2.5 Billion Domestic

Year Movie Domestic Box Office Domestic BO
2024 Babygirl $28.2 Million
2023 Aquaman: The Lost Kingdom $124.5 Million
2022 The Northman $34.2 Million
2019 Bombshell $31.8 Million
2019 The Goldfinch $5.3 Million